La colombe, CG 6 (Gounod, Charles)

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Arranger Émile Périer (1821–1913), piano reduction
Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Choudens, n.d.[1860]. Plate A.C. 738.
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Arranger Émile Périer, piano reduction
Publisher. Info. Paris: Choudens, n.d.(1866 or later). Plate A.C. 738.
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Misc. Notes This edition lists the casts of the Baden-Baden premiere (3 August 1860) and the Paris Opéra-Comique version (7 June 1866). The latter includes additional music added by Gounod for that production (Robert Ignatius Letellier, Opéra-Comique: A Sourcebook, Cambridge, 2010).
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Choudens, n.d.(ca.1860). Plate A.C. 738.
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Misc. Notes Partition chant et piano - Source : Ville de Paris MMP R-055
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Romance: 'Apaisez, blanche colombe' (Act I)

Publisher. Info. 20 Mélodies, 3ème recueil (No.7, pp.41-44)
Paris: Choudens, n.d.[1872]. Plate A.C. 2483.
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Misc. Notes For high voice.
Published in this collection as Blanche colombe.
This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Publisher. Info. 20 Mélodies, 3ème recueil (No.7, pp.41-44)
Paris: Choudens, n.d.[1872]. Plate A.C. 2482.
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Misc. Notes For medium voice.
Published in this collection as Blanche colombe.
This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Romance: 'J'aimais jadis' (Act I)

Publisher. Info. 20 Mélodies, 4e recueil (No.18, pp.103-08)
Paris: Choudens, n.d.[1877]. Plate A.C. 3799.
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Misc. Notes For high voice.
Published in this collection as Parle-moi d'elle.
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Romance: 'Que de rêves charmants' (Act II)

Publisher. Info. 20 Mélodies, 4e recueil (No.9, pp.51-54)
Paris: Choudens, n.d.[1877]. Plate A.C. 3799.
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Misc. Notes For high voice.
Published in this collection as Sylvie.
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Madrigal: 'Ces attraits que chacun admire' (Act II)

Publisher. Info. Paris: Choudens, n.d.(ca.1860). Plate A.C. 748(3).
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Misc. Notes Published in this collection as Déesse ou femme.
For tenor voice.
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Publisher. Info. 20 Mélodies, 2e recueil (No.20, pp.120-23)
Paris: Choudens, n.d.(ca.1869). Plate A.C. 1804.
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Misc. Notes For high voice.
Published in this collection as Déesse ou femme.
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For Piano
Arranger Anonymous
Publisher. Info. Paris: Choudens, n.d.[1866]. Plate A.C. 1294.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Rokahr Family Archive Mirroring Project.
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Entr'acte

For Piano 4 hands (Cramer)
Arranger S. Cramer
Publisher. Info. Paris: Choudens, n.d. Plate A.C. 1325.
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General Information

Work Title La colombe
Alternative. Title Opéra-comique en deux actes
Name Translations La Colombe; Голубка (опера);
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 205629378; GND: 7707024-0; BNF: 147901571
Composer Gounod, Charles
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. CG 6
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICG 45
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1860
First Performance. 1860-08-03 in Baden-Baden: Théatre de Bade
First Publication. 1860
Librettist Jules Barbier (1825–1901)
Michel Carré (1821–1872)
Language French
Dedication à Monsieur Édouard Bénazet
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, orchestra
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